The efficacy and function of mountain bitter

As a traditional Chinese medicine, do you know the medicinal value of Alpinia oxyphylla? How does traditional Chinese medicine use Alpinia oxyphylla to treat diseases? And what should you pay attention to when using Alpinia oxyphylla to treat diseases in daily life? Don't worry, we will answer them one by one for you.

[Other names] Seven-trail lotus, small bitter wheat (Guangxi Medicinal Plant List), bitter vegetable, yellow rat grass, small chicory, blood-activating grass, hidden blood dan, small bitter horn (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine).

[Source] It is the whole herb of the Asteraceae plant . Harvest in early spring.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 20 to 40 cm high. With thin creepers or rhizomes. The leaves are mostly borne at the base, linear-lanceolate or comb-lanceolate, 7-20 cm long, 1.5-8 cm wide, obtuse or pointed at the apex, with sparse pinnate-toothed or unfissured margins; the base is narrow and petiolate; there are only 1-2 stem leaves, sessile, and slightly clasping the stem. The capitula is arranged in a loose, corymbose panicle; the involucre is about 8 mm long, the outer bracts are very small, ovate, the inner bracts are linear-lanceolate, with pointed or obtuse tips; the ligulate flowers are yellow or white, with 5 teeth at the tip of the ligules; there are 5 stamens, and the anthers are black; the ovary is inferior, the upper part of the style has fine hairs, and the stigma is 2-lobed and black. Achenes are narrowly lanceolate; about 4 mm long, with a mouth, 10 longitudinal ridges on both sides, reddish brown when ripe; pappus is one layer, white, fine and soft. Flowering period is from April to May.

【Habitat distribution】 Growing in fields. Distributed throughout the north, east and south of my country.

【Functions and indications】 ① "Guangxi Medicinal Plant List": "Stops diarrhea, reduces swelling. Treats snake bites and urinary stones."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoct in water, 2 to 3 qian. For external use: mash and apply or decoct in water for washing.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guangxi Medicinal Plant List"

Through the detailed introduction of the mountain sedge, I believe everyone has a certain understanding and can better improve our common sense in life.